5.1 Strand
Earth’s major systems are the geosphere (solid and molten rock, soil, and sediments), the hydrosphere (water and ice), the atmosphere (air), and the biosphere (living things, including humans). Within these systems, the location of Earth’s land and water can be described. Also, these systems interact in multiple ways. Weathering and erosion are examples of interactions between Earth’s systems. Some interactions cause landslides, earthquakes, and volcanic eruptions that impact humans and other organisms. Humans cannot eliminate natural hazards, but solutions can be designed to reduce their impact.
Standard(s) 5.1.1: Analyze and interpret data to describe patterns of Earth’s features. Emphasize most earthquakes and volcanoes occur in bands that are often along the boundaries between continents and oceans while major mountain chains may be found inside continents or near their edges. Examples of data could include maps showing locations of mountains on continents and the ocean floor or the locations of volcanoes and earthquakes. (ESS2.B)
Practices
Analyzing and Interpreting Data Analyzing data in 3–5 builds on K–2 experiences and progresses to introducing quantitative approaches to collecting data and conducting multiple trials of qualitative observations. When possible and feasible, digital tools should be used.
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Analyze and interpret data to make sense of phenomena using logical reasoning.
Disciplinary Core Ideas
ESS2.B: Plate Tectonics and Large-Scale System Interactions
The locations of mountain ranges, deep ocean trenches, ocean floor structures, earthquakes, and volcanoes occur in patterns. Most earthquakes and volcanoes occur in bands that are often along the boundaries between continents and oceans. Major mountain chains form inside continents or near their edges. Maps can help locate the different land and water features areas of Earth.
Cross Cutting Concepts
Patterns
Patterns can be used as evidence to support an explanation.
Storyline Narrative
To begin this storyline students will investigate the phenomenon, a volcano rapidly formed in a field in Paricutin. Students will obtain information about a volcano that grew in a field in Paricutin, Mexico over the course of 9 years, destroying the village.
Then students will obtain information about other North American examples of volcano and earthquake activity and mountain ranges to analyze patterns in the data. They will look at volcanoes in the area of Paricutin to understand and reason that the occurrence of that volcano was part of a pattern rather than a random act. From there, students will look at examples and nonexamples of volcanoes, earthquakes, and mountain ranges to further analyze and interpret data to find patterns of Earth’s features. Finally, when given a map with known volcano and/or earthquake occurrences, students identify which location is more likely to have the next occurrence and support their answer using the data from their investigations?
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Storyline Narrative 7.3.2
Standard 7.3.2: Develop and use a model to describe the function of a cell in living systems and the way parts of cells contribute to cell function. Emphasize the cell as a system, including the interrelating roles of the nucleus, chloroplasts, mitochondria, cell membrane, and cell wall.
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Student Friendly Objective: I can develop a model to show the parts of a cell system and how they help the cell perform its functions.
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Anchor Phenomenon: A single cell can be a living organism.
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Big Idea: Cells are systems that complete the functions necessary for life.
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Students have been introduced to living and nonliving things, and will now investigate the roles that cells and their organelles play in the survival of an organism. In episode 1, students will engage in brainstorming what functions living things need to perform in order to survive. They may understand that a rock is nonliving and a tree is living, but they will determine what that tree needs to do in order to survive.
In episode 2, Students will explore the different parts of a cell and how those parts help the cell perform life functions.
In episode 3, students will also learn specifically about the function of the cell membrane through exploring the process of osmosis. They will conduct a lab investigating what happens to a cell membrane, in this case the membrane of an egg, when it is put in different conditions.
Students will take their newfound knowledge and explain the functions of organelles by playing a game matching up the function and location of each organelle in episode 4. Students will also make connections between what type of cell the organelle is found in and how it aids in the function of that cell type.
Students will elaborate on their understanding of organelle function in episode 5 by writing a story that illustrates what happens to a cell if one of its organelles is no longer able to function.
In the final assessment, the students will be evaluated on their understanding of the functions of organelles and how those functions allow a cell to survive.
Conceptual Understandings
Living things must perform life functions such as eating, getting rid of wastes, and breathing
How do living cells perform the functions they need to do to survive?
Snapshot
Students will brainstorm the functions that living things must perform in order to survive.
Episode 1
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Question
What are characteristics of living things?
Episode 2
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Question
How do living cells perform the functions they need to do to survive?
Snapshot
Students investigate the roles of the organelles that are found in the cells of living things.
Conceptual Understandings
Cells have parts such as chloroplasts and cell membranes that perform functions that allow the cell to survive.
How do the organelles help the cell to survive? Can we observe specific ways the organelles function?
Conceptual Understandings
Cell membranes allow water in and out of the cell by the process of osmosis.
Do I understand the functions of the organelles?
Snapshot
Students will conduct a lab investigating how cell membranes allow water in and out of a cell.
Episode 3
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Question
How do organelles help the cell to survive? Can we observe specific ways the organelles function?
Episode 4
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Question
Do I understand the functions of the organelles?
Snapshot
Students will play a game to check their knowledge of the organelles and their functions.
Conceptual Understandings
Cells have parts such as chloroplasts and cell membranes that perform functions that allow the cell to survive.
What happens to a cell when its organelles don’t function properly?
Conceptual Understandings
Organelles perform important functions and would affect the cell if they were missing.
Snapshot
Students will figure out what will happen to a cell if it is missing one of the organelles they have researched.
Episode 5
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Question
What happens to a cell when its organelles don’t function properly?